Our critiques of books, movies, anything we have an opinion about.
ChatGPT for Text I bet you've noticed the buzz about new apps that use artificial intelligence and their potential impacts, especially Chat GPT, which creates works of writing [...]
Photo by Kirk Brown in gorgeous lobby of the Lord Baltimore Hotel The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show at the Baltimore Convention Center is my favorite happening in January [...]
By now I'm betting you've all seen this view of Oprah Winfrey's garden, the set of her famous interviews with Harry and Meghan. But look at another shot of Oprah's [...]
First, I need to say that this book was written by a great and well loved friend. However, in spite of my obvious bias, I believe this is the book [...]
I'm a long-time podcast listener, using them for entertainment and sometimes even enlightenment while I'm gardening, walking, driving and even cycling. And mixed in with the many podcasts about politics, [...]
I share everyone's appreciation for Dale Haney, superintendent of the White House grounds, now retiring after 50 years working on that hallowed landscape (and walking some famous dogs, too). So [...]
It's fair season and I'm curious - is there one near you and do you attend? The Virginia State Fair was a highlight of my childhood, an event only outdone [...]
Tamar Haspel has written the "Unearthed" column in the Washington Post since 2011, so why hadn't I even heard of it until two weeks ago? Because it's in the Food [...]
Once again, homeownership – and by extension, land ownership – is being pulled further out of reach from people with dreams of a large garden. The housing market has inflated [...]
Garden-Writing for the Wrong Region Imagine my surprise when I opened my local newspaper (the Washington Post, to which I've subscribed since 1971) to find this cover image of "Local [...]
It’s comprehensive, quirky, effective, funny, fun, and a worthy addition to the library of any gardener who wants to grow tropical plants. More than that, it should be required reading for idiot gardeners like me who need to be goaded into trying them.
Conference-goers raise their glasses in a toast during the After Party. I'm in the center box wearing my GardenRant t-shirt and performing a weird thumbs-up with pen in hand. [...]
